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Office
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601Phone+1 551-996-4785
Summary
- Dr. Yolonda Pickett is board certified in adult and geriatric psychiatry. She completed her medical training at the University of Tennessee, College of Medicine, and her psychiatry residency at Michigan State University, where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Pickett went on to complete a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods from Albert Einstein, and a T32 Geriatric Mental Health Research Fellowship in Geriatric Mental Health Services Research. Her research has been focused on geriatric depression and disparities in mental health access and treatment.
Dr. Pickett is currently the director of the behavioral health unit at Hackensack University Medical Center, and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She is also the Psychiatry Clerkship Director of the HUMC site for the St. George’s University School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineMS, Clinical Research Methods, 2008 - 2010
- Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Geriatric Psychiatry, 2005 - 2006
- Michigan State UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 2002 - 2005
- Morehouse School of MedicineInternship, Psychiatry, 2001 - 2002
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- NJ State Medical License Active through 2025
- NY State Medical License Active through 2024
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Geriatric Psychiatry
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsThe Effect of Telephone-Facilitated Depression Care on Older, Medically Ill PatientsYolonda R. Pickett, Gary J. Kennedy, Katherine Freeman, Johnine Cummings, William Woolis
The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 2014-01-01 - 6 citationsRacial and ethnic variation in home healthcare nurse depression assessment of older minority patientsYolonda R. Pickett, Kisha N. Bazelais, Rebecca L. Greenberg, Martha L. Bruce
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2014-11-01 - 9 citationsDepression Treatment Disparities Among Older Minority Home Healthcare PatientsYolonda R. Pickett, Rebecca L. Greenberg, Kisha N. Bazelais, Martha L. Bruce
The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 2014-05-01
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